If you thought you’d seen enough Justice League teasers you were very mistaken. Warner Bros. and DC Comics have just released another teaser, this time giving us a look at Ray Fisher as the half man, half machine superhero, Cyborg.
Cyborg is easily the least known member of this Justice League but this teaser does a great job of getting us excited and teasing the full-length trailer. I know Cyborg will have a key role in the film and the villain so personally, I’m excited to see this character possibly even more than the main trinity, okay maybe not but he does look like a really cool member of the team.
Watch the teaser below!
FUELED BY HIS RESTORED FAITH IN HUMANITY AND INSPIRED BY SUPERMAN’S (HENRY CAVILL) SELFLESS ACT, BRUCE WAYNE (BEN AFFLECK) ENLISTS NEWFOUND ALLY DIANA PRINCE TO FACE AN EVEN GREATER THREAT. TOGETHER, BATMAN AND WONDER WOMAN WORK QUICKLY TO RECRUIT A TEAM TO STAND AGAINST THIS NEWLY AWAKENED ENEMY. DESPITE THE FORMATION OF AN UNPRECEDENTED LEAGUE OF HEROES — BATMAN, WONDER WOMAN, AQUAMAN, CYBORG AND THE FLASH — IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO SAVE THE PLANET FROM AN ASSAULT OF CATASTROPHIC PROPORTIONS.
Justice League is directed by Zack Snyder and stars Henry Cavill (Superman), Ben Affleck (Batman), Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman), Jason Momoa (Aquaman), Ezra Miller (The Flash), and Ray Fisher (Cyborg). The film will land in theaters on November 17, 2017!
Space exploration and traditional brewing practices fused together recently when Belgian astronomers Michäel Gillon and Emmanuel Jehin discovered a small planetary system 40 light years from Earth and named its sun TRAPPIST-1, after an international network of monastic breweries. And, to put the head on the brew, the two astronomers also named the star’s orbiting Earth-sized planets after Trappist brews, including Rochefort and Orval.
Gillon and Jehin, whose observations so far are based solely on viewing these planets’ shadows moving across their sun, have no way yet of determining whether they do or could support life. But, with the ever-improving technology that makes interstellar exploration and observation possible, it may just be a matter of time before a clear view of the TRAPPIST-1 system is available.
TRAPPIST-1: To Boldly Go Where No Beer Has Gone Before…
Because I live in the sticks, I’m unable to find any Trappist brews to review. So, unfortunately, I’ll have to wait until I can find one before I can provide a review to celebrate the naming of these celestial bodies. Having had a few in the past, though, I will say that monks know how to brew beer. Trappist beer, although some varieties are quite strong-tasting, generally occupies a kind of middle ground between the tasteless, watery beer you’re likely to get from a macro-brewery (such as Molson Coors) and the sometimes overly flavourful brews you often get from a craft brewer. The balanced flavours of Trappist brews, though, are often surprisingly alcoholic: 6% ABV or over is a common rating, some in excess of 10%.
One should never find oneself in a situation where one has to drink one of these beers from the bottle. Although these brews are usually dang tasty, the enthusiastic imbiber does a disservice to the centuries-old tradition of Trappist brewing by guzzling it. Pair these beers with cheeses or meals. Don’t waste them on unappreciative house-guests.
Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios have released the first official poster for Spider-Man: Homecoming. The poster manages to capture the coming of age style of the next Spider-Man movie.
The poster shows Spidey chilling with his school blazer over the costume and also doesn’t shy away from Spider-Man’s connection to the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe. In the background of the poster, you can clearly see the original Avengers tower in New York City.
Check out the poster below!
A young Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Tom Holland), who made his sensational debut in Captain America: Civil War, begins to navigate his newfound identity as the web-slinging super hero in Spider-Man: Homecoming. Thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, Peter returns home, where he lives with his Aunt May (Marisa Tomei), under the watchful eye of his new mentor Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.). Peter tries to fall back into his normal daily routine – distracted by thoughts of proving himself to be more than just your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man – but when the Vulture (Michael Keaton) emerges as a new villain, everything that Peter holds most important will be threatened.
Spider-Man: Homecoming stars Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Zendaya, Jon Favreau, Donald Glover, Tyne Daly with Marisa Tomei and Robert Downey Jr.
A month ago, Marvel released a teaser image for a project called Generations. One simple tweet of Alex Ross’ beautiful art accompanied by “Coming Summer 2017.” After a month of speculation, Generations‘ details and writers have been revealed. The news broke earlier today through ABC News.
Each legacy hero will be paired with their newer counterpart. These ten stories will be written by familiar names to fans of each character. Below is the list of characters and corresponding writers.
-Iron Man (Tony Stark and Riri Williams) – written by Brian Michael Bendis -Spider-Man (Peter Parker and Miles Morales) – Brian Michael Bendis -Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers and Kamala Khan) – G. Willow Wilson -Thor (Odinson and Jane Foster) – Jason Aaron -Hawkeye (Clint Barton and Kate Bishop) – Kelly Thompson -Hulk (Bruce Banner and Amadeus Cho) – Greg Pak -Jean Grey (young and older) – Dennis Hopeless -Wolverine (Logan and X23) – Tom Taylor -Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell and Carol Danvers) – Margie Stohl -Captain America (Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson) – Nick Spencer
ABC News spoke to Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso to answer some of the questions fans most likely have. The first concerning how this is possible given how many dead heroes are on this list.
“How did we do this is part of the fun,” he said. “Right now, Rogers isn’t much of a good guy. Why would Sam want to team up with him? Banner’s dead! Logan’s dead! These are questions that demand to be seen. What I will tell you is we have an ingenious device [to bring them back].”
Hold on there Marvel, we’ll let you know how “ingenious” this device may or may not be. I’m sure you thought Civil War II was brilliant at first too. He went on to reassure fans that this won’t be a cheap alternate timeline either.
“These stories do happen, they really count. They really matter. This isn’t some alternate reality story or some time-travel story,” Alonso explained.
Generations will kick off in July and run through September. That’s the same time as the Secret Empire event that will be consuming Marvel. This ruins the fan theory that Marvel may be following DC’s footsteps, using the mystery event as their own Rebirth.
The biggest takeaway from this announcement is confirming the return of beloved fallen heroes in some capacity. Hulk, Wolverine, Jean Grey, and Mar-Vell are all very dead. Steve Rogers is currently a Hydra agent. It’ll be interesting to see how that pans out now knowing that this will be coming out during Secret Empire.
Thor Odinson is unworthy, Ms. Marvel and Carol Danvers aren’t getting along, there is plenty of drama to address on top of resurrecting dead characters. Despite not being what some of us were hoping for, Generations sounds interesting. Stay tuned for more news as we inch closer to Marvel’s next era.
What say you? Is this what you were hoping for? Are you excited about Generations? Let us know in the comments below!
Godzilla Heads To Netflix In Animated Form And Set In The Future!
There’s some new information about the upcoming Godzilla film heading to Netflix. Titled ‘Godzilla: Monster Planet‘ or ‘Godzilla: Kaijū Wakusei‘, the animated feature will take place way in the future! How far in the future? 20,000 years!
The film is directed by Kobun Shizuno and Hiroyuki Seshita, with Gen Urobuchi penning the script. Voice cast includes Yuuki Kaji, Takahiro Sakurai, Mamoru Miyano, Junichi Suwabe, Kana Hanazawa, and Tomokazu Sugita.
This is the first anime in the franchise but not the first animated venture for the King of Monsters. Godzilla had two previous animated series in America, one in 1978 and the other in 1998 after the 1998 film. Seems like the giant monster is made to be animated!
Released by the official website Godzilla-Anime.com, we now have the plot details as well!
“The last summer of the 20th Century. That day, the human beings learn that they are not the only ruler of the planet Earth.
The appearance of the giant living creatures “Kaiju’s” and the ultimate existence that destroys all monsters: Godzilla. Through the battle against kaiju’s that lasted for half a century, human beings has experienced continuous defeat, and finally plans to escape from the Earth. And in 2048, only those who were selected by the A.I. managed under the central government boarded the inter-sidereal emigrant spaceship “Aratrum” to head for “Tau Cetus e”, the planet beyond the distance of 11.9 light-year. However, the environmental condition differences between that of the Earth and Tau e, which they finally arrived after 20 years were far beyond the predicted numbers, and was not an environment considered to be habitable by human beings.
The young man on the emigrant ship: Haruo, who saw his parents killed by Godzilla in front of his eyes when he was 4 years old, had only one thing in his mind for 20 years: to return to the Earth and defeat Godzilla. Shut out from the possibility of emigration, as the living environment in the ship deteriorates, the group of “Earth Returnists” led by Haruo became the majority, and determines to head back to Earth through a dangerous long-distance hyperspace navigation. However, the Earth they have returned has already passed the time of 20,000 years, and has become an unknown world with the ecosystem reigned by Godzilla.
At the end, will human beings win back the Earth? And what will Haruo see beyond his fate?”
Tagline: “We will definitely take back this ‘Planet’.”
This story is intriguing. While vastly different than anything the franchise has done before, it feels like a familiar tale of “dinosaurs” taking back their land. It also sets up Godzilla to be the villain of the film, a role it does very well. I’m curious to know what Earth looks like when it’s been run by Godzilla.
No word on the exact date ‘Godzilla: Monster Planet‘ will be released but it’s schedule for a late 2017 release.
Check out some concept art photos below as well as the poster!
Let me know what you think about anime Godzilla in the comments below.
To celebrate ticket’s for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2 going on sale, Marvel Studios has released a new teaser trailer. The minute-long teaser features a lot of footage we’ve already seen but we do get a look at a few new sequences and there’s some hilarious new dialogue.
Set to the backdrop of ‘Awesome Mixtape #2,’ Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 continues the team’s adventures as they traverse the outer reaches of the cosmos. The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill’s true parentage. Old foes become new allies and fan-favorite characters from the classic comics will come to our heroes’ aid as the Marvel cinematic universe continues to expand.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2 is directed by James Gunn and stars Chris Pratt (Star-Lord), Zoe Saldana (Gamora), Bradley Cooper (Rocket), Vin Diesel (Baby Groot), Dave Bautista (Drax), Michael Rooker (Yondu), Karen Gillan (Nebula), Kurt Russell (Ego), Elizabeth Debicki (Ayesha), and Pom Klementieff (Mantis).
Guardians of the Galaxy will land in theaters on May 5, or earlier in various countries. Tickets are on sale now!
Warner Bros. and DC Comics have released the official Wonder Woman character poster from Zack Snyder’s Justice League. The image is similar to the Batman, Aquaman, and The Flash posters that were released yesterday and reveals Wonder Woman standing on a rock with what looks like Themyscira in the background.
We’re still waiting for the Cyborg teaser and poster to be released and the full Justice League trailer will drop tomorrow so make sure you check back here later!
Check out the poster below!
Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s (Henry Cavill) selfless act, Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) enlists newfound ally Diana Prince to face an even greater threat. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to recruit a team to stand against this newly awakened enemy. Despite the formation of an unprecedented league of heroes — Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and the Flash — it may be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions.
Justice League is directed by Zack Snyder and stars Henry Cavill (Superman), Ben Affleck (Batman), Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman), Jason Momoa (Aquaman), Ezra Miller (The Flash), and Ray Fisher (Cyborg). The film will land in theatres on November 16, 2017!
Damn, I think my head is about to explode with all of this Justice League goodness! As expected Warner Bros. and DC Comics have released another Justice League teaser, this time focusing on Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman. The short teaser shows us some really cool Wonder Woman scenes including the character’s now iconic wrist pose.
We should also get a teaser for Cyborg later today and maybe even a short teaser for henry Cavill’s Superman, although I wouldn’t hold out hope for that one.
FUELED BY HIS RESTORED FAITH IN HUMANITY AND INSPIRED BY SUPERMAN’S (HENRY CAVILL) SELFLESS ACT, BRUCE WAYNE (BEN AFFLECK) ENLISTS NEWFOUND ALLY DIANA PRINCE TO FACE AN EVEN GREATER THREAT. TOGETHER, BATMAN AND WONDER WOMAN WORK QUICKLY TO RECRUIT A TEAM TO STAND AGAINST THIS NEWLY AWAKENED ENEMY. DESPITE THE FORMATION OF AN UNPRECEDENTED LEAGUE OF HEROES — BATMAN, WONDER WOMAN, AQUAMAN, CYBORG AND THE FLASH — IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO SAVE THE PLANET FROM AN ASSAULT OF CATASTROPHIC PROPORTIONS.
Justice League is directed by Zack Snyder and stars Henry Cavill (Superman), Ben Affleck (Batman), Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman), Jason Momoa (Aquaman), Ezra Miller (The Flash), and Ray Fisher (Cyborg). The film will land in theaters on November 17, 2017!
David Willis is a staple of the still-young webcomic world, and one of its most dynamic members. From 1996’s Roomies! to the alien-fighting It’s Walky!to the nerdy toy-store slice-of-life comic Shortpacked!, his “Walkyverse” has been a constantly-evolving beast. In late 2010, he rebooted the entire continuity with the Dumbing of Agewebcomic. The characters he’d introduced and slowly developed throughout the Walkyverse were given variants of their backstories, stripped of their science-fiction traits, and put back into college for a fresh look and a new story.
As Dumbing of Age continues into its sixth year and seventh book, I’ve decided to review and recap its arcs from the beginning. The first book is titled This Campus Is A Friggin’ Escher Print, and is available for purchase here.
DUMBING OF AGE WEBCOMIC RECAP: MOVING IN
Dumbing of Age opens with Joyce Brown, a home-schooled fundamentalist, moving in on her first day of secular college. She’s the protagonist of the strip, and a confessed autobiographical character.
Other characters are also introduced, as well as their obvious conflicts. Dorothy and Danny are together, and clearly won’t be for much longer, since he followed her to university against her wishes. Jennifer ‘Billie’ Billingsworth was a big drinker and a party girl in high school. She doesn’t want anything to do with her ‘uncool’ childhood friend Walky. Sarah, the sophomore, had to room with a stoner last year and thinks Joyce’s fundamentalism is honestly a step up. And Ruth, the tyrannical RA of the girl’s wing, already has it out for Billie, who can’t get hold of her mysterious roommate to sign the roommate’s agreement.
OH WHAT A TANGLED WEB…
Like any good soap opera slice-of-life, the Dumbing of Age webcomic balances several storylines at once, linking them with each other. Dorothy breaks it off with Danny on their first night at college. The upset and reeling Danny runs into a group of drunk and rowdy jocks. A mysterious vigilante rescues him from a beating and identifies herself as Amazi-Girl! After a date with Joyce goes horribly wrong, Danny’s roommate Joe ends up the center of a political scandal. He’s the co-star of a sex video with a congresswoman’s little sister.
The Dumbing of Age webcomicis one of my favourites. It’s one of only two or three that I’ve followed from its first days. The cast is large, but the characters are both physically distinct, and socially diverse. I can’t name many comics off the top of my head that brings up race, religious fundamentalism, sexual freedoms and gender representation within the first year of running.
More than anything else, it’s funny. Dumbing of Age manages to be comedically sociopathic without actually veering into offensive humor. Some of the most memetic lines include “I NEED MY FEMURS TO LIVE…” and it’s a testament to both Dave Willis’s writing and artistic talent, and his care towards social issues, that he hasn’t relied on cheap shock humor instead.
However, the balance of humor and drama doesn’t quite stabilize until near the end of the first book. It’s hard to know right away which parts to take seriously and which parts to laugh at. For example, this early strip gets less and less funny. While an RA throwing a student across the room seems entertaining at first, the humor starts to leave a bad taste in the mouth. It’s important to note that this is at least partially deliberate. Ruth is funny, but she’s not entirely comfortable, either.
Dumbing of Age gets off to an excellent start, and the characters and storylines have only improved from Book One.
It’s no secret that Marvel Comics is in a losing battle with their rival, DC Comics. The current era of Marvel is riddled with excess and poor judgment. They’re struggling to maintain a large portion of their readers. Along with event overkill, fleeing talent, and constant rebooting, are solicitations hurting Marvel Comics as well?
**Marvel Spoilers Lie Ahead**
Comic book solicitations are a tool for publishers to give fans a taste of what’s around the corner. It’s a way for companies to tease upcoming projects, preview new titles, and allow fans to budget accordingly. In Marvel’s case, solicitations are a desperate attempt at keeping readers interested.
Instead of enticing readers to come back next month with a cliffhanger, reveal, or a powerful enough story, Marvel tries to buy goodwill through solicitations. They’re constantly getting ahead of themselves too; scheduling delays no doubt play a big part in that.
For example, before Civil War IIhad even begun to wrap-up, Marvel was already busy unveiling an entire new line of unfamiliar titles. Books like Infamous Iron Man had started before CW II was over, containing major spoilers to the massive event’s conclusion. This forces readers into an uncomfortable situation. Even before the title was released, details surfaced through solicitations.
This compromises the potential of that final chapter. How much more effective would Tony Stark’s fate have been, not knowing that the two future Iron Man titles did not feature him?
The Clone Conspiracywas another instance in which the solicitations ruined the narrative’s potential. After the big reveal that Ben Reilly was behind the whole thing, Marvel announced an ongoing Scarlet Spider series. Knowing that Ben Reilly not only survives the event, but also becomes a hero, stripped any weight that The Clone Conspiracy‘s ending could have had.
The massive attempt at winning X-Men fans back, called ResurreXion, was announced well before Inhumans Vs. X-Menhad even started. What was the incentive to even read this event? IvX was just one last obstacle in the way of the X-Men comics we were promised.
What’s the alternative? I’m no business or marketing major (clearly), but this obviously isn’t working. If I had a say at Marvel, I’d try a more viral approach to generating buzz and unveiling developments. Let these announcements happen within the books themselves. Let the readers start the conversation and then make official announcements afterwards.
Imagine finding out about ResurreXion in the back of IXV #6. Would Marvel have really lost that many potential readers by not showing their hand preemptively? Allow those readers to hit the internet and social circles on their own to initially spread the word. Marvel could then swoop in and hit us all with the official announcement. This also cuts down on how long fans have to wait for this big new thing on the horizon.
If Marvel was truly in-touch with their readers, they could save their announcements. Keep the audience on the edge of their seat, with no idea what to expect in the story they’re reading. Allow us to discover new developments and major changes along with the characters. Inject these comics with shock and mystery again.
Of course, this could backfire in some cases. The reveal could be a misfire and without having gone public Marvel could find themselves much deeper into development of a project that caught no one’s attention. Honestly though, is that really so different from how things are now? It’s not like fans were begging for Secret Empire, or another event in general. Yet, it’s about to consume Marvel’s entire line of comics.
All comic book publishers release solicitations; Marvel just does it poorly. It devalues their product and struggles to generate the right kind of attention. DC Rebirth was a universe-wide initiative that has, so far, been a home run. DC has generated so much positivity without spoiling their stories. People are talking about what is happening in DC comics, not what is happening to them.
All is not lost for Marvel however. They can easily parody DC’s recent success and salvage their fan base. It wasn’t long ago that The New 52was causing the comic book community to collectively groan month after month. They might already be gearing up for a similar overhaul with Generations.
Of course, we could all avoid spoilers by ignoring any and all solicitations or announcements, right? What do you think about Marvel’s solicitations? How many current Marvel titles are you reading? Are you looking forward to the next era, or are you content with this one? Let us know in the comments below!
